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Derek Collins
Gender : Male
Age : 36
Race : White
Date : 11/04/2021
Location : 3050 S. Sheridan Road
City : Tulsa
County : Tulsa
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Tulsa Police Department
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during hostage situation at convenience store
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On November 4, 2021, Tulsa Police officers responded to a QuikTrip convenience store at 3050 S. Sheridan Road after receiving a call from the mother of Derek Collins, 36, reporting that he was suicidal and armed with a knife. Upon arrival, officers found Collins inside the store with self-inflicted cuts. Officers convinced him to exit the store into the parking lot, where he grabbed a passing cyclist and held a knife to the cyclist's throat. A Tulsa Police officer opened fire, fatally striking Collins.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.newson6.com/story/6184a2d0977b8c0c0369d37a/man-killed-after-holding-2-people-hostage-in-tulsa-had-been-fighting-drug-addiction
https://www.newson6.com/story/61946e5ac76a4b0c01816dd5/man-who-was-shot--killed-after-holding-man-hostage-identified
